The Sternocleidomastoid Myocutaneous Flap
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 106 (2) , 74-76
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1980.00790260006003
Abstract
• A myocutaneous flap based on the sternocleidomastoid muscle appears useful in selected circumstances when preservation of the sternocleidomastoid does not compromise oncologic safety. Its principal advantage lies in the single-stage repair of smaller oropharyngeal defects not exceeding 6 cm in diameter. Of the five flaps included in this series, one underwent total cutaneous necrosis; in two of five, partial cutaneous loss developed. Despite varying degrees of epithelial loss, fistulae did not develop because of viable underlying muscle present in this compound flap. (Arch Otolaryngol 106:74-76, 1980)This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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